![]() President Coin Game (James Buchanan Instant Winner) President Coin Game (Herbert Hoover Instant Winner) In addition, Shell issued a gold-tinted aluminum $1.00 instant winner coin for a total of thirty-nine game pieces in a complete set. Seven of these presidents (Madison, Van Buren, Tyler, Buchanan, Hayes, Arthur and Hoover) were also issued with the INSTANT WINNER reverse design. The 31 presidents were all issued with the common reverse design. Packaging: Square, Opaque, Plastic-Lined Paper Packets (Two Versions) There were also ‘instant winner’ coins that won a prize without having to collect any additional coins.Ĭomposition: Aluminum alloy, proprietary to The Franklin Mint This is the prize most remembered as over a million of these bronze presidential sets were given away. Prizes ranged from $1 to $5,000 (that’s about $30,000 in today’s dollars!) and you could also win a beautiful bronze set of presidential medals that came with a mounting board. ![]() The game card was divided into sections and if you could get all the president coins in any one of the sections, you won the prize indicated for that section. You then placed your coin in the matching space provided on the official game card. Whenever you filled up with gas at a Shell station1 you received a paper packet which contained one of 39 different aluminum president coins. ![]() The game was simple on the surface – just collect coins and win prizes. ![]()
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